AJENDRA UWONO
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UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 2014 - 2017 BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTS, ARCHITECTURE MAJOR GANDHI MEMORIAL INDONESIAN SCHOOL 2012 - 2014 IB CERTIFICATE
RAJENDRA NARAWARA BUWONO
FORMER DESIGN TEAM OF REFORMED EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CLUB OF UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL REFORMED EVANGELICAL CHURCH’S CREATIVE TEAM, PART OF THE GRAPHIC DESIGN BRANCH
COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL REFORMED EVANGELICAL CHURCH’S YOUTH RETREAT (2015-2018) EVENT TEAM (2015, 2018) AUDIO/VISUAL TEAM (2016, 2017)
SECRETARY OF REFORMED EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CLUB OF UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE (JULY 2016 - MAY 2017)
PHONE NUMBER : +61 450 441 029 EMAIL
: rajendranarawarabuwono@gmail.com
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TABLE OF CONTENT 1.0 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 1.1 DESIGN STUDIO: EARTH 1.2 DESIGN STUDIO: AIR 1.3 DESIGN STUDIO: FIRE
2.0 MISCELLANEOUS DESIGN 2.1 GRAPHIC DESIGN 2.2 PICQUOTES
1.0
Architectural Design
1.1 DESIGN STUDIO: EARTH The title of Design Studio: Earth is Mystery. From this title, the aim was to create a pavilion where we intend to conceal and/or reveal something with mysterious intention. Different students aim for different directions, but as for me, my intention was to create a feeling of self-realisation. I was inspired from a few bible verses for this project, especially from Jeremiah 23:24 where it says: “can a man hide himself in secret places that I cannot see him? Declares the Lord. Do I not fill the heaven and earth? Declares the Lord.” From here on, I try to take advantage of the site location and also the trees covering the island. The site of the project is Herring Island, located approximately 6-8km away from Melbourne CBD.
The intention is to make the user realise that they cannot hide from reality no matter where they run, even to a place that is relatively distant from the city and to the depths of the trees. I made an underground room with a skylight under the pavilion to give more emphasis on my intention, that even to the depths of the earth, the user still cannot run away from reality. As for the pavilion itself, the materials used are timber and glass. The timber structure has branches to emulate the trees surrounding the pavilion, so the user can feel that the boundary between inside and outside is “removed.” The basement’s structure is concrete as it is strong enough to withstand the pressure from the soil and the building, and also to create a heavy atmosphere.
Storage Room
Underground (left) and ground (right) floor plan Scale 1:100 @ A3
Fig 1.1.1 (top left) Underground plan of the pavilion Fig 1.1.2 (top) Ground floor plan of the pavilion Fig 1.1.3 (left) Section of the pavilion
3.6 FINAL DESIGN OUTCOME (PHOTO MONTAGE AND RENDER)
Top view render
Section 1:50 @ A3
Fig 1.1.4 (left) Perspective of the pavilion Fig 1.1.5 (bottom left) West elevation of the pavilion Fig 1.1.6 (bottom right) Plan of structure holding the pavilion; black signifies the load bearing structure
Axonometric View (closed) Perspective Render
Axonometric View (closed)
Elevation Perspective Render
Section 1:50 @ A3
Elevation
Storage Room
Axonometric View (open)
Ceiling frame 1:50 @ A3
Axonometric View (open)
Fig 1.1.7 (left) Top side perspective of the pavilion
Axonometric View (closed)
Fig 1.1.8 (bottom left) Top side perspective of the pavilion (with roof off)
Model Top View (open)
Fig 1.1.9 (bottom right) Model of the structure
Axonometric View (closed)
Model Top View (open) Model Underground View
Model Underground View
Axonometric View (closed)
Axonometric View (open)
Model Top View (open)
Fig 1.1.10 (right) View of the underground chamber looking top
Underground view, looking up
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1.2 DESIGN STUDIO: AIR One of the main aims for students in Design Studio: Air is to be able to make a parametric design, and for this the students will need to make an architectural element or art form using Grasshopper as a base program. The site assigned is Merri Creek. Judging by Merri Creek’s surrounding, it does not seem to be the most healthy place as the small creek is polluted and do not attract a lot of attention, or maybe since it does not attract a lot of attention, it becomes a quite unhealthy place. However, due to this reason, I wanted to create something for the community of Merri Creek, so that people may start to care a little bit more about the environment. Merri Creek’s location is not too far off from residential areas, but there is a border between them that
makes them separated, even if they are very close to each other. Using this opportunity, I made a distorted reality using reflection of a mirror. However, the mirror is made into separate panel elements. This is a play of perspective, as each panels when working together create one whole reflection. This play of perspective is made to remove the boundary between Merri Creek and the residential area surrounding it, reminding people that these two aspect are not to be separated, instead working in harmony in order to create a beautiful environment for everyone to enjoy and love.
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provise, acrylic mirror will instead be used, a really good reflection of the surrounding.
Fig 1.2.1 (top left) Front perspective of the model/sculpture
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MERRI CREEK
Fig 1.2.2 (top) Perspective of the model/sculpture Fig 1.2.3 (left) Plan of the model at Merri Creek PROJECT PROPOSAL
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Fig 1.2.4 (left) Side perspective of the model
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Fig 1.2.5 (right) View of the model at the site facing south Fig 1.2.6 (bottom right) View of the model at the site facing north
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1.3 DESIGN STUDIO: FIRE As a final semester project, the aim of Design Studio: Fire is to design an actual working building using all the knowledge gained throughout the 6 semesters studying architecture. In this studio, we are to design an extension to a current school at University High School at Carlton, which is very close to University of Melbourne. To make a good study environment, one has to understand the basic pedagogy and its design. One of the things I found out is that students study better in a collaborative environment, and therefore it is something that I am aiming for. The idea in here is to create a space for students to be able to study in a collaborative manner in order to maximise their studying potential. Since it becomes the focus of the school, it becomes the centre of the school, and surrounding it are other facilities.
Since some areas of the school is rented for public use, therefore there is a separation between the public and private areas of the building. The public area, which includes the lecture theatre and the stadium, are located much closer to the main road, right next to the public bus stop and tram stop for ease of the public to access. The private area, has the study areas, classrooms, and libraries, are mainly for the purpose of studying, and by separating the study area from the rest, the students can be much more focused and away from distractions. The unique aspect about this is that the study space is semi-private and its walls are actually sliding doors, so they can adjust and move the walls around according to their needs.
Fig 1.3.1 (bottom) 1:600 at A4 ground floor plan of the school project at University High School
SECTION A
GENERAL LEARNING AREA
R O Y A L
STADIUM GENERAL LEARNING AREA
GYM
SECTION B
GENERAL LEARNING AREA
STUDY SPACE
CAFE
SECTION B
LECTURE THEATRE
GENERAL LEARNING AREA
STAFF ROOM TOILET
SECTION A
P A R A D E
SECTION A
Fig 1.3.2 (bottom) 1:600 at A4 first floor plan of the school project at University High School
R O Y A L
STACKS
SECTION B
GENERAL STUDY AREA SECTION B
SECTION A
P A R A D E
Fig 1.3.3 (top right) Section A Fig 1.3.4 (middle right) Section B Fig 1.3.5 (bottom) East elevation; main entrance
Fig 1.3.6 (top left) View of the cafe and lecture theatre entrance
Fig 1.3.8 (top right) View of the garden between the public and private sector of the school.
Fig 1.3.7 (bottom left) View of the stadium
Fig 1.3.9 (bottom right) View of the study spaces
Fig 1.3.10 (bottom) View of the school from the back
2.0
Miscellaneous Design
2.1 GRAPHIC DESIGN As someone studying architecture and design, I do not want to limit myself to just a study of architecture, but also to a study of design in general, and one of the areas I explore outside of architecture is graphic design. There is a lot to learn from graphic design that can be implemented in architecture, be it from colour matching, composition, use of elements, and other areas. It is a good thing to do graphic design when there are no architectural projects on time, so that I can keep my designer mind in check and not let it die down. As I am not a professional graphic designer by name nor occupation, therefore all of these designs are voluntary. As a part of the design team ministry at church, I get to be in charge of several design of flyers and also social media posts like Instagram.
Fig 2.1.1 (right) Flyer for IREC Melbourne’s 21st anniversary. Fig 2.1.2 (bottom) Facebook banner for the weekly exposition series of John.
Fig 2.1.3 (left) Flyer for Australia New Zealand Reformed Evangelical Convention (ANZREC) Fig 2.1.4 (right) Instagram post for Australia New Zealand Reformed Evangelical Convention (ANZREC) Fig 2.1.5 (bottom) Facebook banner for Australia New Zealand Reformed Evangelical Convention (ANZREC)
2.2 PICQUOTES Although picquotes are in one way or another similar to graphic design, but to me, it has a different nature and challenge. The challenging part to making picquotes is the emphasis on words and the composition between typefaces, colours, and graphic elements. A lot of people tend to try to create a picquote that is too extravagant, but its weakness is that these types of picquotes become very confusing as you do not to emphasise all of the words in the quote. The challenge, for me therefore, is creating a simple picquote and giving strong emphasis on certain words. The difference between picquotes and graphic design is that you do not start from a blank page, but a picture or photo that harmonises itself with the quote that you want to use. Since all of these quotes are to be posted on Instagram, all of them are square,
and therefore there should be a right amount of the photo to be cropped. Other than that, the next challenge is to be able to make the quote fit into the photo without interrupting the background and without the background interrupting it. Similar to the graphic design, these picquotes are to be used for the Christian community, and therefore most of the quotes are taken famous preachers and also bible verses.